<p>To make the most money in Engineering, what is the best language to learn?
Here are some of what i am thinking. Tell me guys what you think. Listed in no specific order.</p>
<li><p>Swedish-because it is mutually intelligible within the nordic countries</p></li>
<li><p>German-it is not unlike english, easy to learn. Alot of german engineers in europe</p></li>
<li><p>Spanish-A lot of people speak it. Nothing too exclusive about it. Mutually intelligble with portugease. Portugease spoke in some parts of africa</p></li>
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<p>4.Hindi- Loads of people speak it. India is coming up in world</p>
<p>5.Chinese-China is coming up very quickly, lot of people speak.</p>
<li><p>French-spoken in france as well as parts of africa. Africa might come up </p></li>
<li><p>Russian-spoke in russia and central asia. </p></li>
<li><p>Arabic-spoken in the middle east as well as in africa</p></li>
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<p>Let the discussion begin. Post your own personal thoughts and opinions</p>
<p>I don't believe there's any connection between the amount of money you earn and the language you speak. Learn whatever language is more applicable to your current or potential geographic location.</p>
<p>There's probably no connection, or if there is, a really weak connection. That of course assumes you'll be working in the United States. If you're going to work in China, I suggest you learn Chinese instead of German, haha.</p>
<p>I hear Dubai is an up-and-coming Middle Eastern city. With the development in the Arabic countries (especially if you're doing petE) learning that might be valuable.</p>
<p>Also if you can't find an engineering job you can join the CIA ^^</p>
<p>Chinese and Hindi. Do i even need an explanation?</p>
<p>These are uprising power houses. However if you end up not doing any type of international affairs, knowing all the languages in the world won't help you with anything.</p>
<p>I agree about Chinese, and Arabic too. I think we're going to be hearing a lot more from Arabic-speaking countries in the near future. I'd probably skip European-based languages though--they're fun and it's nice to travel there, but the demand for engineers in those countries isn't too great, since they're all fairly advanced and produce a decent number of engineers among their own citizens. As someone else already mentioned, Hindi is good but languages in India are so diversified that your skills wouldn't be applicable for the entire country, only a portion of it. Regarding Russia, they aren't currently viewed as being as "up-and-coming" of a country as India or China, and the language won't be nearly as useful day-to-day because there aren't that many Russian citizens or speakers who live in other countries, so you wouldn't be speaking it regularly. Plus, what if you get a job there? It might not be in a major city, and those are usually the main tourist destinations. Not much else to see. And you'll be pretty cold.</p>
<p>Spanish could be good, but it won't help you in Spain for the aforementioned reasons concerning European countries, and countries in South America aren't known right now for having a big need for engineers. It could help you out with Americans whose native language is Spanish, but typically those who want to work with them are those who want to help out disadvantaged people/communities, which won't be a good source of income. There are wealthier Americans who speak Spanish, but to get to that economic point they've usually learned English. So, Chinese or Arabic--both will help you in countries that are at the peak of industrialization, and they're going to need people who can help them with engineering designs as they advance their society.</p>
<p>Lots of building and growth in Shanghai and Dubai. Chinese and Arabic are good. They are much more difficult to learn than Spanish or German, though!</p>
<p>True innovation is not going to China or India anytime soon. US is and will be the hotbed for technology/engineering in the near future (the next 50-80 years)</p>
<p>English other than that it depends on where you want to work. If you want to work in a majority of places in the US, English should be fine (some places Spanish would be good.)</p>
<p>True innovation is definitely going to China... Especially in the energy industry including hydro, coal, and nuclear power plants. In fact, I think the most efficient coal and hyro plants are being constructed in China.</p>
<p>Mandarin Chinese. You could go to China and help them create or supervise manufacturing processes for companies based in the US. I've heard of chemical engineers in the plastic industry being involved in such work.</p>
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I hear Dubai is an up-and-coming Middle Eastern city. With the development in the Arabic countries (especially if you're doing petE) learning that might be valuable.
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<p>Having been born and brought up in Dubai, I'd like to say that 49% of the population in Dubai are Indians so to be honest, Hindi or Malyalam would do you more good here than Arabic. Even the Arabs in Dubai speak Hindi so while Arabic is nice to know, its not necessary. Most people use English to communicate since Dubai is so ethnically diverse. </p>
<p>I would definitely recommend Chinese over Arabic. Its an upcoming country and it will benefit you for sure. Its a hard language to learn but worth it. Hindi is also very helpful since its spoken in almost all of Northern India ( while some states might not speak it as much, you will definitely find someone who understands Hindi ) and lets not forget, Dubai ;o). However, if I were you, I'd try and learn Chinese. Most Indians speak good English due to the British rule and the people in Middle-Eastern cities like Dubai also speak English. China, on the other hand, does not have an extensive English-Speaking population so Chinese would help..</p>
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US is and will be the hotbed for technology/engineering in the near future (the next 50-80 years)